SALARY · ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, EXCEPT SPECIAL EDUCATION · NORTH DAKOTA

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary in North Dakota

If North Dakota is on your shortlist, start here. The median annual pay for elementary school teachers, except special education was $60,030. That one figure will not decide a move on its own, but it sets the range for everything else, from housing to how much you can save.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$60,030

Not published per hour at the median · That is $3,940 (6.2 percent) below the national median of $63,970 for this occupation.

$59,140Mean annual salary

Not publishedMean hourly wage

$4,430People employed in this job in North Dakota

Salary range

25th: $49,360Median: $60,03075th: $61,970

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$49,360
Median (50th percentile)	$60,030
75th percentile	$61,970
Mean	$59,140

The middle half of workers earned from $49,360 to $61,970 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$50,414 a year

$4,201 a month

Federal tax $5,024 · FICA $4,592 · State tax $0

Caveat: the 2026 Form ND-1ES bracket text was retrieved via a TaxFormFinder reproduction, not a direct tax.nd.gov PDF.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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